In this tutorial I turn my own WordPress website into a multilingual website with AI, using the TranslateWP plugin. You can follow along with the free version and I explain what the Pro version adds, using two real WordPress websites as examples.
What you will learn
- Install TranslateWP and connect your website
- Add multiple languages and use real-time AI translation
- Customize the language switcher and add it to your header or menu
- Edit translations directly on your website
- Use the Lexicon to keep brand names and specific terms consistent
- Explore the Pro features for multilingual SEO, such as translated metadata and sitemaps
How the translation works
After you connect your website, TranslateWP translates your pages with AI the moment a visitor opens them in another language. When you update your original content, the translations follow, so you do not have to maintain separate copies of every page. If a translation is not exactly how you want it, you can correct it right on the page.
Keep your brand terms consistent
Names of products, services and your brand should not be translated. With the Lexicon you decide which words stay the same or how specific terms must be translated, so every language version sounds like your business.
Free or Pro?
The free version is enough to translate your website and add a language switcher. The Pro version adds multilingual SEO features, such as translated meta titles and descriptions and translated sitemaps, which help search engines find the different language versions of your pages.
Have a question about translating your website? Leave a comment under the video on YouTube.
